Awards

Joakim Nordstrom Awards

Stanley Cup

Season

Team

2014-2015

Chicago Blackhawks

Bio

Joakim Nordstrom Bio

With three points in 38 regular-season games, the Sweden-born Nordstrom played a small role on the Chicago Blackhawks' championship team in 2015, but he played a big role in the Stanley Cup celebration at Soldier Field.

With teammate Kris Versteeg at his side, Nordstrom got the crowd going when he started rapping out the backbeat to Macklemore's "And We Danced."

With three points in 38 regular-season games, the Sweden-born Nordstrom played a small role on the Chicago Blackhawks' championship team in 2015, but he played a big role in the Stanley Cup celebration at Soldier Field.

With teammate Kris Versteeg at his side, Nordstrom got the crowd going when he started rapping out the backbeat to Macklemore's "And We Danced."

Three months later, Nordstrom and Versteeg were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes and Nordstrom came into his own, with career highs in games (71), goals (10), assists (14) and points (24). The center also played a regular role on a Hurricanes penalty-killing unit that ranked sixth in the NHL.

On April 22, 2016, Nordstrom signed a two-year, $2.55 million contract extension, the culmination of a journey to NHL relevance that began when he was 17 and playing for Sweden's AIK junior club. The Blackhawks were impressed and selected Nordstrom in the third round (No. 90) of the 2010 NHL Draft.

From 2012-15, Nordstrom split time between the Blackhawks and Rockford of the American Hockey League before he settled into the Hurricanes lineup.